Sociology: Unit 2 Trivia

Round 1: Culture• QUESTION 1:• This is anything that carries a particular

meaning that is recognized by people who share a culture

• ANSWER:• Symbol

Round 1: Culture• QUESTION 2:• According to sociologists, what are 3 of the

primary components of culture?

• ANSWER:• Technology, symbols, language, norms, values,

beliefs

Round 1: Culture• QUESTION 3:• Explain the difference between mores and

folkways

• ANSWER:• Mores – reflect society’s morals• Folkways – reflect society’s customs

Round 1: Culture• QUESTION 4:• Driver A cuts off Driver B. Driver B honks his

horn at Driver A. This is an example of which type of sanction? (be specific)

• ANSWER:• Informal, Negative Sanction

Round 1: Culture• QUESTION 5:• This is the sociological idea that language

shapes our perception of reality & is therefore the basis of culture

• ANSWER:• Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis

Round 2: Cultural Diversity• QUESTION 1:• Cultural characteristics found in every culture

• ANSWER:• Cultural universals

Round 2: Cultural Diversity• QUESTION 2:• The tendency to view one’s own culture or

group as superior to others

• ANSWER:• Ethnocentrism

Round 2: Cultural Diversity• QUESTION 3:• This is the sociological idea that cultural

analysis should be completed through a culture’s own standards, rather than the cultural standards of the researcher

• ANSWER:• Cultural relativism

Round 2: Cultural Diversity• QUESTION 4:• This a period of maladjustment that occurs

when the nonmaterial culture is still adapting to new material conditions

• ANSWER:• Cultural lag

Round 2: Cultural Diversity• QUESTION 5:• Define the term “counterculture” AND provide 2

examples

• ANSWER:• A culture that rejects the values of the dominant

culture• Possible examples: Hippies, KKK, Feminist

Movement, anarchists

Round 3: Societies and Global Culture

• QUESTION 1:• Type of society whose main economic activity

is food production

• ANSWER:• Preindustrial society

Round 3: Societies and Global Culture

• QUESTION 2:• This is the process by which regional

economies, societies and cultures have become integrated through a global network of communication, transportation and trade

• ANSWER:• Globalization

Round 3: Societies and Global Culture

• QUESTION 3:• This is considered the “lingua franca” of the

modern world

• ANSWER:• English

Round 3: Societies and Global Culture

• QUESTION 4:• What are the three primary components of

the Global Culture Theory?

• ANSWER:• Global Economy, Global Communication,

Global Migration

Round 3: Societies and Global Culture

• QUESTION 5:• List at least 3 negative effects associated with

the idea of global culture

• ANSWER:• Rise of sweat shops; environmental

degradation, disease, drug trade, human trafficking, loss of folk culture

Round 4: Social Structure• QUESTION 1:• Type of status assigned to a person according

to qualities beyond a person’s control

• ANSWER:• Ascribed status

Round 4: Social Structure• QUESTION 2:• Define the term “master status”

• ANSWER:• A status that is considered more important

than all the others

Round 4: Social Structure• QUESTION 3:• This is a sociological phenomenon that occurs

when the roles of several statuses overlap

• ANSWER:• Role Conflict

Round 4: Social Structure• QUESTION 4:• Sociologists recognize three different types of social

gatherings: social groups, social categories, and social aggregates.

• Identify each of the following: (1) doctors, (2) a college basketball team, (3) people at a movie theater

• ANSWER:• (1) category; (2) group, (3) aggregate

Round 4: Social Structure• QUESTION 5:• List at least 3 characteristics of typical in-

groups

• ANSWER:• Titles, external symbols, similar dress, view

themselves positively and out-group negatively, compete with out-group

Round 5: Group Dynamics & Organizations

• QUESTION 1:• Term for phenomenon when members of a

cohesive group endorse a single explanation or answer, usually at the expense of ignoring reality

• ANSWER:• Groupthink

Round 5: Group Dynamics & Organizations

• QUESTION 2:• This is a leadership style characterized by

emotion and friendly relations

• ANSWER:• Expressive leadership

Round 5: Group Dynamics & Organizations

• QUESTION 3:• The American Heart Association is an example

of this kind of organization

• ANSWER:• Normative

Round 5: Group Dynamics & Organizations

• QUESTION 4:• This is the sociological idea that people tend

to work less hard when they are members of a group

• ANSWER:• Social loafing

Round 5: Group Dynamics & Organizations

• QUESTION 5:• Define the term “Bystander Effect”

• ANSWER:• The more people present, the less likely one is

to help

BONUS QUESTION• QUESTION:• List at least 3 of the 4 emerging American values, as

identified by modern sociologist

• ANSWER:• Leisure• Physical Fitness• Self-Fulfillment• Concern for the Environment